{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Regenaissance Podcast","title":"Justin Rhodes - Homesteading, Rotational Grazing, & Legacy (Live Farm Tour) | #87","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1975,"description":"This episode is a little different: instead of a sit-down podcast, I join Justin Rhodes for a live tour around his North Carolina farm.\nWhen you think of homesteaders, Justin Rhodes is the first person you think of. With over a million followers on YouTube and multiple successful books, Justin and his family have paved the way for new homesteaders through documenting their journey. A fourth-generation steward of his family’s land in North Carolina, Justin and his wife Rebecca raise their five children on it.\nWhat we cover:\nHow rotational grazing restores pastures without seed or fertilizer\nThe challenges and realities of homesteading versus farming for profit\nBalancing family life, children, and farm responsibilities\nWhy many new homesteaders burn out and how to avoid it\nThe generational legacy of farming the same land and what it means for the future\nTimestamps:\n00:01:30 — The breeds of cows on the farm and how milk is shared\n00:03:00 — Family land history and what the farm cost in the 1930s\n00:05:00 — Rotational grazing explained and why clover survives\n00:09:00 — Homesteading vs farming: growing food for yourself or for sale\n00:13:00 — Why most new homesteaders burn out and how to prepare\n00:17:30 — Finding a deeper reason beyond money to keep farming\n00:19:00 — Involving children in farm life and family teamwork\n00:21:00 — The multi-generational connection to land and legacy\n00:23:00 — Raw milk, safety, and family traditions\n00:25:00 — Industrial milk history, swill dairies, and why pasteurization began\nJustin's YouTube channel\nInstagram\nFarm Website","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/al8BwjjnR2m8I-3vEq0Iyx2E0FqQ9QB0aLPF4D6flnY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YzE3/NmFmYjZiNmRkZDdm/Y2MwYzk5ZjI5ZjRj/YzgwZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}